Cranston School District can be considered one of the most average among the entire state’s school districts. From test scores to family income and demographic Cranston boasts statistics that show it is meeting state expectations in some areas and exceeding them in others.
NECAP assessments are the largest indicators of where the Cranston school district stands among other school districts in Rhode Island. Students from grades three to six are exceeding statewide averages in almost every subject. Generally, it is only by a few percentage points however they are exceeding averages nonetheless. The most problematic area seen in Cranston is among it’s eleventh grade students. These students are either underperforming or simply meeting the state averages in every subject. This information is especially interesting when compared to the types of teachers Cranston employs. Cranston employs only 1% of not highly qualified teachers where the state average is around 3%. Cranston’s student to teacher ratio is also slightly better than the state average with a comfortable 1:10 as opposed to 1:11.
Cranston’s students and families also receive a fair amount of services. 34% of students are eligible for subsidized lunch whereas the state average is approximately 44%. 13% of Cranston students receive special education services where the state average is around 16%. Cranston is equal with the state in the percentage of students receiving bilingual services, which is 6%.
Cranston’s performance as an entire school district is also dependent on how each of it’s schools is run. In terms of attendance Cranston students have the exact same averages as the entire state of Rhode Island. Fortunately, the rate of chronic absenteeism is slightly lower than the state average at only 16% as opposed to 18%. Cranston is meeting four-year graduation averages and they have a lower drop out rate than the state average, the rate in Cranston is 11.5% and the state is 12.5%. Cranston schools are also quite safe. Out of the 2914 incidents of elementary school suspension only 241 came from Cranston school district. Of the 45198 middle school suspensions approximately 477 were from Cranston and of the 26983 incidents in high school just 1887 were from Cranston.
Cranston does fairly average in terms of the distribution of funding and resources state wide. The state average of per pupil expenditure is approximately $15,318. Cranston’s per pupil expenditure is exactly $2,057 less than that making it $13,261. This can also be compared to more affluent districts such as East Greenwich who’s student expenditure is $14,086 as well as much poorer districts such as Central Falls, who’s expenditure is $14,347.
NECAP assessments are the largest indicators of where the Cranston school district stands among other school districts in Rhode Island. Students from grades three to six are exceeding statewide averages in almost every subject. Generally, it is only by a few percentage points however they are exceeding averages nonetheless. The most problematic area seen in Cranston is among it’s eleventh grade students. These students are either underperforming or simply meeting the state averages in every subject. This information is especially interesting when compared to the types of teachers Cranston employs. Cranston employs only 1% of not highly qualified teachers where the state average is around 3%. Cranston’s student to teacher ratio is also slightly better than the state average with a comfortable 1:10 as opposed to 1:11.
Cranston’s students and families also receive a fair amount of services. 34% of students are eligible for subsidized lunch whereas the state average is approximately 44%. 13% of Cranston students receive special education services where the state average is around 16%. Cranston is equal with the state in the percentage of students receiving bilingual services, which is 6%.
Cranston’s performance as an entire school district is also dependent on how each of it’s schools is run. In terms of attendance Cranston students have the exact same averages as the entire state of Rhode Island. Fortunately, the rate of chronic absenteeism is slightly lower than the state average at only 16% as opposed to 18%. Cranston is meeting four-year graduation averages and they have a lower drop out rate than the state average, the rate in Cranston is 11.5% and the state is 12.5%. Cranston schools are also quite safe. Out of the 2914 incidents of elementary school suspension only 241 came from Cranston school district. Of the 45198 middle school suspensions approximately 477 were from Cranston and of the 26983 incidents in high school just 1887 were from Cranston.
Cranston does fairly average in terms of the distribution of funding and resources state wide. The state average of per pupil expenditure is approximately $15,318. Cranston’s per pupil expenditure is exactly $2,057 less than that making it $13,261. This can also be compared to more affluent districts such as East Greenwich who’s student expenditure is $14,086 as well as much poorer districts such as Central Falls, who’s expenditure is $14,347.